Cae (CAE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Cae (CAE) reported FCF Margin of 24.97% for Q1 2026, down 1528.0% on a YoY basis from 1.75% in Q1 2025, and down 21.87% quarter-over-quarter from 31.96% in Q4 2025.

Cae (CAE) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cae has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 24.97% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1528.0% year-over-year to 24.97%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 stood at 15.99% (down 418.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 26.61%, up 567.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 24.97%, down from 31.96% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 46.36% in Q4 2024, with the low at 9.59% in Q2 2024.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 19.43% across 5 years, with a median of 24.97% in 2026.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 3750 bps in 2023 against a maximum downside of 3360 bps in 2023.
  • Cae's FCF Margin stood at 32.56% in 2022, then retreated by 14 bps to 27.99% in 2023, then soared by 66 bps to 46.36% in 2024, then slumped by 31 bps to 31.96% in 2025, then declined by 22 bps to 24.97% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 24.97% (Q1 2026), 31.96% (Q4 2025), and 7.64% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 DEFSEC Technologies 5,800.52 Bn 5,800.51 Bn 456,459.43 -80.16%
2 General Electric 350.38 Bn 339.64 Bn 9.11 Bn 12.04%
3 Rtx 247.38 Bn 242.28 Bn 9.08 Bn 5.93%
4 Boeing 172.78 Bn 151.88 Bn 2.55 Bn -6.54%
5 Lockheed Martin 124.10 Bn 122.20 Bn 2.08 Bn -1.61%
6 Howmet Aerospace 105.98 Bn 103.55 Bn 854.00 Mn 15.52%
7 General Dynamics 97.12 Bn 93.47 Bn 9.09 Bn 14.48%
8 Embraer 89.26 Bn 86.64 Bn - -
9 Northrop Grumman 78.12 Bn 76.03 Bn 3.45 Bn -18.45%
10 Cae 60.32 Bn 60.71 Bn 232.20 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 24.97%
Dec 31, 2025 31.96%
Sep 30, 2025 7.64%
Jun 30, 2025 -7.41%
Mar 31, 2025 40.25%
Dec 31, 2024 46.36%
Sep 30, 2024 17.91%
Jun 30, 2024 -9.59%
Mar 31, 2024 28.62%
Dec 31, 2023 27.99%
Sep 30, 2023 22.12%
Jun 30, 2023 -5.28%
Mar 31, 2023 32.90%
Dec 31, 2022 32.56%
Sep 30, 2022 15.53%
Jun 30, 2022 28.31%
Mar 31, 2022 -4.60%
Dec 31, 2021 45.54%
Sep 30, 2021 15.33%
Jun 30, 2021 25.14%